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Iowa Now 20th in Overall Health: United Health Foundation

By on December 12, 2012

A NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY UNITED HEALTH FOUNDATION SHOWS THAT IOWA HAS DROPPED FOUR SPOTS THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF EACH STATE’S CITIZENS.

WE SPOKE WITH CHERYL ROBBEN FROM GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER ABOUT THE RESULTS, WHO SAYS MUCH OF THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN IOWA IS PUSHING TO IMPROVE THE STATE’S HEALTH STATISTICS, AND ONE OF THE LEADING IDEAS IS FOR MORE HAWKEYE STATE COMMUNITIES TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE “BLUE ZONE”MOVEMENT.  BURLINGTON IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO QUALIFY AS A BLUE ZONE DEMONSTRATION SITE.

BLUE ZONES ARE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND HEALTH IMPROVMENT INITIATIVES.